Sammy Doll - Bernard Mendillo - Bog

Sammy Doll is a comedy about a an so desperate to save his doll factory that he decides to market one of his dolls to white children only. Kyle Greene quickly gets the publicity he wanted - and just as quickly finds himself embroiled in a mess he never imagined. Black and white customers begin to fight in stores for the dolls. A store owner tries to resist selling the dolls - but opts to make money instead. Right-wing activists embrace Kyle as their hero. And an up-and-coming TV reporter dreams of riding the controversy to the network. Then a group of Dominican nuns enter the fray. They are militants - led by Sister Rhonda, who is black. Rhonda is not afraid of her mother superior or her bishop - who oppose her stance; nor is she afraid to make a point with a baseball bat. Rhoda breaks into Kyle's office and confronts him. They each have a disquieting effect on the other. They attack each other's beliefs and values - but, in some strange way, they also start to help each other. Meanwhile, Kyle must contend with Arthur, the manager of the factory - who is black - and who goes along with Kyle at first, but eventually opposes him. And then there's Grace, who, Kyle learns to his chagrin, had a 32-year love affair with his father. Everyone gets seduced. Seduction is easy. That's what Grace says. And that, as it turns out, is the common link among all the characters. At the end - in a mad attempt to rid himself of the guilt and to try to set things right - Kyle has an inspiration. He finds forgiveness. And - as he and Rhonda leave to have a cup of coffee - there is a hint that perhaps he has found something else as well.